vt.& vi. 使泛起涟漪;(把头发)弄成波浪形;使作潺潺声
vt. 在…上形成波痕
vi. 发出潺潺声
n. 涟漪,涟波;[物]涟波;涟波声,潺潺声;(头发等的)波浪形
网络 纹波; 涟波; 脉动
The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond´s surface.
没有风,池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。
Ships could be diverted to other ports and that would have a serious ripple effect through the local economy.
可以把货轮转向其他港口,那样的话可能会对当地经济造成严重的连锁反应。
Now that fiscal policy is back on the table, economists are fighting over the size of the ripple effect.
现在的财政政策已经摆在那里了,经济学家正在为了抗击连锁效应而努力。
If a Chinese brand could attract these people, it could cause a huge ripple effect among the Big Three and the Japanese manufacturers selling in the USA.
如果中国品牌能够吸引这些人,那么不但会对美国汽车三巨头,也会对在美国销售的日本厂商造成巨大的连锁反应。
A ripple of fear passed through him.
一股恐惧感传遍了他的全身。